Personal Digital Certificates

Overview/Installation

If required, you must have completed ID
Verification before proceeding with these instructions.

What’s a Personal Digital Certificate?

A personal digital certificate is like a digital ID card
that resides on your computer.

UVA uses your digital certificate to verify your
identification before granting you access to certain protected resources at the University. Because certificates
may be installed differently depending on the application you are using, you may have multiple
certificates on your system.

Why You Need a Digital Certificate at UVA

At the University of Virginia, your personal digital certificate allows you to:

Is Your Digital Certificate Expiring?

Personal digital certificates are valid for 14 months. Approximately 1 month prior to
the expiration date, you will receive a notification reminder that you have a certificate about to
expire. When this happens, simply get a new certificate as described below to replace your expiring one.

How to Get & Install Your Certificate Manually

Windows

Internet Explorer (for Wireless & NetBadge)

Download the personal
digital certificate to your desktop. Remember which password you use when submitting
your personal information; this will be your certificate password. Note: You may need to
allow the Active X control to run.

Double-click the certificate to open the Certificate Import Wizard.

Navigate through the screens, accepting default settings.

Enter the certificate password when prompted. Continue with subsequent screens through
Finish.

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